Vending machine



L. J. DlssER, SR

VENDING 'MACHINE original Filed April 2s. 1924 i '3 sheets-sheet 1 March 30 1926. 1,578,270

VENDING MACHINE Original. Filed April 26,

3 Sheets-Shee`lf-- 2 Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC i LOUISy nissan', sn., or nneiison, ifi'issoirni. I i` i' A ",VENDING SMAcnINE. v v l Application led 26,1924, Serial 1*To|..709,3`0;7`.` Renewed 1h25. '-1 To.4 all 'whom it may concern.: i

Be it known that Ia Louis J. Bissen, Sr., a citizen of the United States, and resident of thevcity of Ferguson, county of St. Louis, and Stateoi1 Missouri, have invented certain 12, side members 1 3 and-14, and a. ieardoo-r 55V 15. Thesides 18 andflt are L-shape'd in plan so that the 'loweren'dthereof iswider than tlieflremaining portion. 'This wider,

a vcabinet or casing having a base 11, a topnew and useful Improvementsin .Vending Machines, of which-the following is a specification containing laull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the ace compaiiying thereof.

My. invention relates vending machines and has for its primary object a machine provided with a coin con-' trolled-mechanism which upon thev insertion of la coin will operate the mechanism and p de-` liver a package off merchandise- The machine beiiig so arranged, however, thatuby the exercise loli-skill two packages of inerchandise may of one.4

A- further object is toconstruct a vending lmachine which is coin operated and which will under certain4 conditions entitle the purchaser to the double amount ofgoods. de-H Y pending upon the skill of the purchaser,

and which is so arranged as to preclude any possibili-ty of manipulating rvthe machine so as yto cause it to pay double the amount.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevation'of my device;-

Fig. 2 is a vside elevation of the same viewed from the operating side; i

Fig. 3 is a rear `view with he and parts broken away;

door open Fig. 4 is a vertical section takeny 0n ,the`

line fl-l of Fig.- 3;` f

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of F'g. 1 with parts thereof broken l away;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line '-6 of Fig. 1; l I Fig. .7 is a vertical section. taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3;

Fig. S is an enlarged perspective view of oneof the deliveryfingers; f

Fig. 9 is a vertical longitudinal section of the coin receptacle; 4and p Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic View showing the position of the shooting, spring, `coin re'- ceptacle, and the lower portion of the plate inewhich the'coin path is formed.

In the construction of my device be obtainedv for the pr-ical l employ v portionis closed by ineans'oi a front 16 and a top-17. The side .members Vlandfllas formingthe. remainderjof the fro-ntI of thej Secured Within the kcasing isa partitionv ing by means of brackets 20 and -21.-4 Secured to theouter face o the w-all19 .is a

plate 22 which may be either of metal, wood orisimilarfmaterial.- The plate'22, has its `exposed surface resting against the glassl, i Y

.and-.in this surface is formed afcoin path. inthe shape of an invertedU having a coiii receivinglpassage23 anda coin c lisoliai'ge; Vpassage 24 whichare oined together attheir. upper ends loy'the4 curved passage 25. The

passagesv 23- and. 2l, `extendvertically and.Y j their low-er ends. extend-to `the lower edge of theplate 22. `Intermediatethe passages. .5 y23 and 24 is a vertical passage 26 which vis connected to the. passage 25 by an inclined willbe explainedfin detail later. n

. passageway 27.' The passage way 27 opens into the passage Way 25l beyondthe vertical Y center of the passage way 25 and toward the side of the passagej2/l', the purpose Tot this It will be noted that the passage .2 6v'doesq i,

not-extend to?v thelendjof the plate but forms a pocket so that vany :coin lodging in the. passage 26 will be retainedtherein and visible through theglass frontlS.v`

The passages 24` and 26 are connected to:-

gether by means of a bypass 2S, this passage permits the ready shaking of the .coin

v:Ei-om theypocket Jformed bythe p assage26 into the discharge passage 2a wthout tlieiie-y cessity of tilting the machineto any greatex'- l.

tent, this however tail later. l

Formed inv the plate'22 and .connecting Will be described indelioo with the receiving passage 23 is an inclined l passage 29, this passage. inclines upwardly andfterminates against the side wall 18 and in alinement with a slot 3 0 cut therethrougln` This slot is of sutiicient size to peiijnit the iii-Y sertion of a coinv of av predetermined diame- 5.0. well as ,the top are provided .with groovesin `which a sheet of glass 1.8 is fitted, this glas s ter. VSecured to theside 13 andadjacen-t the slOt 80 'is a coin chute 31Which. has its bottoininclined so that when a coin is placedV therein it'will readilyroll down vthrough their;

passage 29 .and into the passagefl.

Secured to the bottom 11 is a substantiallyV v U-shapedspring member 32,-its endSSS bfcing secured to the bottom 11, Vwhile the vendl 34 projects through a slot 35 tormedin the front 16. The upward movement of the lever 32, YWhichvvill r`:hereafteifybe termed'. the

' shooting lever7 is limited by -means rot, a bumper 3.6 Which is secured to the top 17 and'- fof anylresilientV -mater-ial. Slt" Will bei 'noted-:fromFigsl and-10 that the shoot-ing spring orllever 32 is located directly beneathv thef-passage 23 sor-thaitffvvhen acoin ienters ythe"passage- 23 itwillrest on thespringas "shovvnjby light1 dotted-l linesfin Fi'gJlOland on thev depression'lof this springlwillfollowv the ff c samefidovvnvvard as indicated Jby-'thej heavy dottedflins in F-ig.10.'fThe' shootinglever or spring however,v has its downward'mo'vementso .limited-so there is no ypossibility #of thefcoinlfdropping entirely out 'of 'the'pas-V sage 123.-? I' v Pivotallycarried Vby thel plate 22 is agate 2 137,tl1i'sv gate-is located-abovethe 'passage 29 and-is' vfree to swing outward-,j asindicated 'bythedotted--arofin Fig; 417 and close off thev passage 23 'from the passagev 25.*- Thisis one ofthe safe guards again stl-theimanipulation of Athe machine-r Which` vvillbe v`explained in detail lla'ter.'V -`Located in the .passage` 25 and ext/ ending l'throughthe vplatey 22 is an opening 3 9 which registers-1 with an 'opening' 4 0 formed in the partition of -baclclll9, and er` v tendi-n'gintothese openings Ais theflegl41 ot anfL-zshapedl'vvire -42.'-=y TheV 'opposite ,end of -f the-*Wire being-hooked through an eye` 43` Vcarriedby-fthe 'partition *19.3 TheL-shaped.

Wireis so hung as toy swing -freelyin the' eye A43.15@Secured'to the-'partition 19is a-braclret 44 in `,which isl pivotally-S supported-a Wirej 45, its end 46fp'assing to the rear ot' and aro-und vthe`vvire"42,-'While thefend 47 "extends downwardly fand is providedA With fa VWeight*48.1L1'l`he Wire 42 and the vvvire 45 are l also intended to preventmanipu-l-ationl'oat- `the machine, as Will be explained infdetail-latiniY Theffsides H13 and-3.1'4j'are provided with bearingplates 49'vvhic'h arefarrangedoppo.

site each-other and Which lprovide bearing for the shaft 50,tl1is shat'tv is'so vlocated as to pass entirely through-the' machine and be centered Vbelovv the'passages QS'and V24.; rEhe shaft 50 projects throughtheside 13 and is provided with a crankl and a handle-52.

l The movement of the'fcrank a-ndfhandleis coy limited by means'oat pins' and 54,"the -purposeot' which willb'eexplained in detail laten4 The Vhandle v and cranky/are"normally' heldin the' position illnstratedfinFig. 2 by Vmeans of aspring55. f

Secured to the' shaft'() and directlyfbelowv' the delivery point f Y; n f

f Located between the Wall 14-andftheverv tical1 'edgeon the partitionwall l19 is"` amaga-J f -v Formed integral With #the horiz'oi'ital strips 64 which form the bot-tom vout the magazine and which connect with a the passage 24 is a. coin receptacle which 1s provided With a pocket 57, this pocket'is off such a depth asto permit a portion of the' coin, as illustratedxin Figsf19fandn10fto fproject beyond the upperr surface.' This 'is for the purpose of permitting the upper portion similar support 60.

against theroller 60, is employed5 the flower `end of this springbeing secured to thelbasei Y- 11.V The delivery fingers `59`alrepreferably-h four iinA numb-er andare'securedtothe roller' lf 1 l 60 in anywell'knojvnmannerf 'Eaclrothew 85 delivery fingersis pro-videdv vWit-h"integral upwardly extending projections 62,ff"lthese--= 'projections are "adaptedltoengage-With'a Ypackage otfmerchandise and move it tovv-ardf- .so n

`Zine consisting of two vertical 'shaped-l strips Vfythesle,.strips are located at therea-r.

ot'the magazine` 'thev fronti-Wall formed b'y'l'w` the/glass plate "1'8.-

Vdelivery plate 65, this'plate isfprovided-'With slotst through Whichfthejlingers or proj 'jectionsY-GZ passm'lhe deliveryiplate 65fis` so Y membersg me.

vsharp-ed as to present' an Vinclined sur'tac'eso-` that as soon `asia pa'cla-ge'-o1"merchandiseisy L f carriedV orf et `the bottom' 64, gravity lwillff" Y cause it to descend overthefplate 'andout'l- `through the delivery opening 167 :formed in the vtrent 16. Themagazinedis closedby means of a removable plate 68, thelovver end oilvvhich 1s held 'inppositionwby means: otv springs 69I While the upper end is helden:

position by Vmeans eta swivel latch 70. 1n

closed eXceptfon vits bottom;

The door 15 is lprovidedgvvithV hingesV f and with a lockH 72 so thatunauthorized this Way the magazineL maybe completely :if

access to the interior lof the housingcannot be readily had, as the interior oit the vhousing` not only contains the merchandise vmagazine;

but also acts as a receptacle 'for' theffcoins V'after-the merchandise'has'been delivered.v r

' rlfhe removable plate 68 is also Aprovided With a knob y73 by meansot-which` it can abe `readily lifted the magazine.

foutl of position@ tor charging lnorder to secure the'icoiny receptaclel .1.25 l to the shaft 50, the shaft is. preferably pro-` 'vided Withatlattenedrportion.741.;agafinstm Which'the'endot a screW'75is seated. rcThiswf;

vmethod of securing the coin; receptacle.- pre- I ifventsfany possibility fof its turningfron 1' .the-

ist

shaft, which turning would result in the device not working properly as there wouldj'be a possibility,should the receptacleV turn, of.

the coin dropping straight through into they casing and preventing the machinefromdelivermg the merchandise.

The operation o my device isas follows :-l

After the magazlnelhas beenproperly -loaded the device is placedr on the countery and is ready for operation. The customer inserts a com of the proper'sizevordenomination into the coin chute 31 andipermits it to passthrough the slot and then down into the passage 23 where -it contactsfwith" y The end 34 of this. lever is then depressed, as indicated in Fig.

the shooting lever 432.I

58; The handle-52,isl then pulled forwardA until the crank Icontacts with the pin54, this Y movement rotates the sleevefGO causing the lingers 62 to rotate and'contact with' a pachage of merchandise whichis carried forward and slides down the delivery plate 65.4 andv is removed through the l.opening-.67 During this operation thespring 61 ridesoverthe bars of the delivery: finger 59 which projects beyond (see Fig. 6). The purposeoil having these .lingers projecting beyond @fthe face, it that when the spring 6l rides overone of these bars its'tendency, Ydueto the curved contacting end, is to orcethe bariorward. This disengagesthe finger or projection 58l from contact with .the coinA and allows the coin to'slide out of the pocket and lodge` in the casing from where it 1s 'removed` through.

the door 15'.' f Y Therobject of theperson purchasing mer-l chandise from this machine is toV shoot the I- coin just hard enough so that it will pass by the center -o the curvedpassage25. It this`V is done, gravity will'allow the coin tol enter theslot or passage2land drop into the vpocket 26. The vendors attention is then drawn to the machine, and upon'seeing the coin in the'poclret, the purchaser is given an extra piece of merchandise. to `leave-the iirst coin in the pocket26, as indicated by dotted lines in Figui, in this instance the purchaser is given two packages of merchandise, should the .following pur-r Chaser' also cause his coin to enter the pocket 26 it lodges on the coin already therein, and upon the vendors attention being called thereto, presents the purchaser with an article of merchandise. The casing is then tilted so that the second coin will enter l p j ward'into the'pa-ssage 25. a .manner .that its upper the ace of the sleeveor rollerL 60- handle is 7 While' 'the' pocket It is preterredi the passage 24through'the by-pass 28, after i which the machine manipulated-in the 1 usual manner; Y

u It is of course essential inorder lto get. two p l articles or" merchandise tofshootrthe coin up-v ward just hard enoughto lmake lit ,pass by the center of the curved p assage'v25v so that" passage It the coin is shot too hard centrifuga-ll ljiforce of the coin,"while passing through the gravity will permit itQto ente-rthe 27.

curved passage, will hold itagainstthe'outer or upper edge. thereof and direct it into the slot 24, in this' instance` theapurchaser only receives'the actual amount of merchandise l paid for.

.y v 4 Should anfattempt'be made to manipulate Y. V

the machine by tilting itjtoward the handle@ 52 so'that its passage through the curved portion 25 will beretarded, the igate 37' yswings outward and-*blocks the passage 23 thus' prevenftingfthe coin" from passing up- J Y T. the device is tilted- JforwardA with lthe same purpose in view, lthe wire 42' being vfreely` suspended from theteyele'tl43 inoves'inward, the portion 4() andA into the passage 251thus-preventing the coin from passing over the center of the p 'curved'passage' way. And it the machine is tilted backward thekweight 48 swings yout forcing the hook 46 inward and thus caus-A .ingv the portion 4150i kthe wire 42 to" project There would 'be no inceninto the passage.

tive to tiltingthe machine inthe direction" from the handle because in that.V there would be no possiblechance'k `oit-the coin entering the' passage 27, so that it will bereadily understood that my device opposite" instance 'cannot be fraudulently manipulated 'either by'tilting the machine :forward or backward '90 41 projecting through .the openings 39 and 1' 95"' or toward thel side `on which the operating p located because in either instance the coin is prevented 'trompassing'the centerv ofthe curved passage v25 andtdrops back into the lpassage 23 wherelit must be replayed. l Y

vMy device is arranged for coinsof a pr'edetermined size depending'on the value of the merchandise to bedispensed, the size' ot the slotBOp'reventing a largcrcoin than the' predetermined of such a' size that if a smaller `coin than that intended for the `machine is used, it will notproject fai' enough out ot'the receptacle to operate the delivery fingers so that ony pulling `the handle forward the( coin will vbe discharged intovr the machine. without' dis-v f Jensinwanv 'merchandise whatever.

, Having 'fully 'described lmy invention, what'T clanniszsize; from being inserted. in the coin receptacle 1s l. A. vending machine comprising a cabi-` net, a plate having visible spaced apart receiving and discharging coin passages, av 4curved passage connecting said passages at '5 =cent Vthe''dischaige passagejfineans.for pro.-

sages, a. coiny receptacle located beneath 'the g discharge passage, and ineansforl rocking said coin receptacle for discharging the coin l i tliereirom. d

2. A vending machine-comprising a cabi-w Y lever located fbelow and in alinement; L withA net, .a platehaving visible spacedapaitrec'eiving and dischargiiig -coinpassages5 a Vcurved passage Connecting saidpassages at Atheir upper ends, a poclet formed in said plate between the receiving and discharging '.passages; and

- sages, a passage between said:pockety and the g discharging passage for permittinga cointo .f be removed from said pocket, means located in the'reeeiviiig1-passage for vobstructing the 25 spassage Vof a coin therethrough `when the cabinetfis tiltedxsideivisda coin receptacle locatedgbeneatli, the xdischarge passage, Y vand meansV Yfor,@rocking `said coin receptacle Wherebysaidfcoinis discharged therefrom.

1'25 vending' machine comprising `aldoabinet; plate fhaving; lvisible' spaced apart r'evcurved. passage-,connecting said passages; at tlieirfnpper ends,r a pocket formedlin'saidiplatefbetaveen gehe; receiving and discharging passages, and communicating with thecurved fs passagezto theside of itscenter adjacent the discliargeypassage, `means lfor projecting 1 a coin through certain oi" said passages, a coin f5y -tliegcabinetfis tilted backward orforward,

4. A vending machine comprising a cabi-fi net,- :averticalplate` having visible spaced apartrreceiving and discharging' compassages5-f,l ac'nrvedtpassage connecting said: p as- ,Y

'ffsages-at theirfupper ends,' apoclet formed in said.y "plate between the receiving and discharging passages yand cominnnicating with the cabinet fis tilted sdewise,v and v means the* curvedA passage. to athe side of its :center adj acent" the discharge* passage,=;a spring' lever located' beneath the-receiving passageI for projecting a coin `through.;certain 4oie. said passages, means located in the receiving pas' sage for :obstructing the passageof a coin therethrough when the cabinet is; tilted ysidej- -`Wise, ,a coin receptacle 'y located-*beneath the coniivnunicati'ng Withv ;;tlie fcurved passage to the side of its centcizjadja-V .d icent'thedischarge passageljineans for pro- *'20 ijecting a coin Vthrough certa-iny of said pasingzwith the; teoii -and aVV discharging passagel; formed yi'ace-of said plate,:aspringshootingleverv Vlocated below andfxin alinement Withfthe re- 'discharge passage, f andwn'iea'ns@adapted to 5 eXtendfant-o thefciirvedjpassage'iat `its center-v fori' preventing-the passage of -aicoin when vthe cabinet is tilted'abackivard:ortorwardqf f bination Vvvith a cabinet;havingfza,rear-'door and-a sheet of :glass injrits front,; :a plateV lo.-V

catedi Wit-hin they cabinet against said glass, i aninvertedf.Uishaped:coin'path'having a -recel-vingipassage andfa discharging passage 170 formed in one. face; of 1 said plate, :a shooting x -fonioclring-fsaidi receptacle, :a vcoin pocket vformed in said; plate between the receivingz i and discharginai'passages .and commnnicatpatha and ineansf for vpera Inittingftheinsertion;of a coin'into the-re ceivingpassage.- 1 i A 6. Af vending'imachin'e comprisingV afoahif f .I'iet;A 'having va rear door Land i a z sheet of glass inits front,V a plate 'locat edWithinthecabi-g 1 =net 1l againsty said. glass, sheetan inverted shaped coingpathzliaving: a receifvino' passage 85 in -onef -ceivi-ng; passagamfa coin 1receptacle. 4rlocated beneathlfthegdischazrgepassageagmeans Vfor rocking said vreceptacle,` a soin pocket formed 1in said'plate ybetween thereceivingjand disv charging passages yand communicating- .With the *coiii'patli, 'meansgfor permittingl the :ing Y sertion of a coin into the receiving-'1passage- 595 and lmeans for preventingfthe entrance A of a v :coin ytinto ythe-discharge 1 passage-,-When the icabinet is tilted; Y

7. A vending."machinefcomprisi-ng.acabinet having lai glass plate yin its front Wall, a 1,00 plate having-'al visible coin;passage*glocated=v yin :said j cabinet andi, vagainst :said Y glass,. a shootingxlever :proj ecting'ifroni: rsaidi .cabinet fonprojecting a coinl through said passage,

.a kcoin receptacleadapted to receive said coinV after the-samer-ha'sf :been 'i projected through the; passage-,aa p oclet formed in saidk plate; and"c ommunicating'withf the coiny pasv f sage 'for ;"jp erini tti ngf,l the ',flodgin'guof a coin f -thereim means located 1 at -one side 'of the' 1'10- coin passage and above',I the shooting ylever for blocking 'thel passageof the ,coin-Whenf adapted to be projected-intothe coin-passage Whenfthe cabinet is tilted :forward orbaok-fV v Ward forlblockingv the -k3lierethrough.;`

5. A vendingfniachi'ne comprising fin coinsa `f`- 

